[Partha Banerjee Dubai] : Poor Maintenance of Dialysis in Africa
by Partha Banerjee Partha Banerjee DubaiLack of funding for maintenance dialysis is arguably the
single most important barrier to the provision of maintenance dialysis in
sub-Saharan Africa. In most parts of the region, there are no reimbursements or
government subsidies for dialysis and national health insurance programs do not
exist. According to Partha Banerjee
Dubai, this has led to a situation where patients have to pay out-of-pocket
for dialysis. On a continent where up to 80% the population live on less than
2.5 dollars per day and a session of hemodialysis costs as much as USD 100 –
200 most patients with ESRD have to rely on financial support from their
extended families, religious organizations and philanthropists to be able to
pay for dialysis says partha banerjee dubai
. Even where government subsidies or payments are available to cover dialysis,
many patients with ESRD are denied access to long-term dialysis because of
rationing policies that limit the provision of dialysis to the patient with few
co-morbidities.
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